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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1907
Page
5
Illinois leads with 37 000 rural delivery postal routes, followed by Ohio Iowa Indiana and Pennsylvania in order.
The speaker argues it is better to harvest an overstand from a corn field than to attempt filling in barren hills where stalks are missing, presenting a pragmatic farming perspective on resource use and land management.
The passage argues that neglecting gardens leads to harmful weeds and wasted fertility. It notes a farmer who robs tilled land and misuses pasture creates an unproductive cycle. It warns that unused garden corners should grow useful crops to prevent harm, applying a law observed in nature.
Insecticides help melons and cucumbers but netted boxes protect vines. Experiments on western alkali soils show sugar beets growing where grasses or legumes fail, suggesting a valuable agricultural fact if broadly true.
Readers are urged to try folk remedies for garden pests. Planting flaxseeds in each potato hill is said to deter Colorado potato beetles, and a tomato vine in a cucumber hill is claimed to repel striped squash bugs. Readers are invited to report results.
The passage explains two main aims of tilling: killing weeds and loosening soil to improve air circulation and reduce moisture evaporation. It notes that even a clean field like corn still requires cultivation for these benefits.
The article discusses how thousands of underfed city residents could be drawn to rural work to ease the nationwide shortage of farm labor. It argues such a shift would benefit all parties involved and stresses the potential positive impact of moving people from crowded urban areas to the countryside.
Massachusetts has periodically planted 3000 to 4000 trees along its highways. The practice aims to shade routes and provide comfort for travelers while inspiring other states to adopt similar efforts.
The article notes widespread doubts about last fall’s seed corn quality in northern corn belt localities. It advocates careful testing of every ear used for seed to avoid slipshod farming that could cut yields by ten to thirty bushels per acre on individual farms and by hundreds of millions of bushels nationwide.
The most fertile and well managed farms are those worked by the men who own them, aligning ownership with hands-on management and daily oversight.
Garden tip notes that applying wood ashes salt and soapsuds to the asparagus bed can improve growth yielding larger and more vigorous shoots.
The passage argues that poor financial luck in agriculture stems from depleted soil fertility. It compares soil health to dairy cow milking, noting it is easier to maintain fertility than to restore it once lost.
The article notes local residents who rarely rise early, moving only to the alarm set for the prior evening. It reflects a quiet habit among known locals with a routine tied to pre dawn routines.
A historical note states the heap of horse manure is the main breeding ground for the common house fly. Sprinkling lime over the pile is advised to materially cut the fly pest.
The passage warns that weeds lingering after crops finished harvest mature seeds and taint the ground. Their spread creates untold extra work for the next season as fields must be cleared and renewed.
The landowner can justify borrowing for two improvements a manure spreader and tiling his wet acres. Both investments are expected to yield generous returns on the money spent.
The barren cornstalk is described as one of the worst weeds infesting a cornfield. It results from weak sickly seed with vitality largely exhausted during germination.
A land described as very rich can grow an average of four corn stalks per hill while another land that has been mistreated may produce a maximum yield of only two stalks per hill.
Readers warned that failing to thoroughly clean and scald the butter hand separator between uses can negate time saved by its use due to deterioration of the butter product.
Spare March hours were used to paint farm vehicles and machinery. The lack of paint, not wear, most often causes wood parts to rot, so painting helps protect equipment.
In the north central states farmers struggle to establish alfalfa stands unless poultry are allowed to forage the fields. Chickens and turkeys help control grasshopper pests that would otherwise devastate young alfalfa crops.
If care is taken to plant a row of sweet corn every ten days beginning with earliest varieties and ending with evergreen corn a continuous supply of one of the most relished garden vegetables may be secured. The sweet corn season is often only two or three weeks instead of six or eight.
Under the new federal pure food law maple syrup will become scarce and fetch a high price. The common people may have to settle for a brown sugar corncob substitute that tastes like the real item.
A Paris green solution to kill worms on currant and gooseberry bushes and to control potato beetles is prepared by mixing one-quarter pound of chemical in fifty gallons of water. To prevent foliage burning, add one-half pound of freshly slaked lime and stir thoroughly.
The piece argues swindles in farming are revealed by crop returns and wages, calling out two types of charity boarders as unacceptable. It urges harsh measures for a idle boy and a dairy cow not yielding enough milk to cover feed costs.
A properly laid tiling system draws moisture from wet land and prevents soil baking in dry times by promoting air circulation and preserving available moisture. Proponents say the method holds universal testimony from those testing it.
The official grain inspector reports a 4 cent per bushel drop on oats shipped from many localities in Iowa and other states due to weed seeds and rubbish in the grain. He adds that oats from a locality improved 50 percent in quality since seed testing and removal of weed seeds before sowing became common.
The green bug threatens wheat and oat crops across Texas Oklahoma Indian Territory Kansas with up to 50 percent damage in some areas. Eggs hatch into reproducing females. parasites fail due to cold. Experts advise plowing damaged fields and replanting with corn or potatoes.
The article calls for stronger Arbor Day observances amid forest loss from lumber paper and fuel use. It credits President Roosevelt for forestry preservation efforts and urges patriotism and education to instill lasting regard for forests as friends of man, shaping future generations.
A southern Minnesota reader describes a large dairy milking twenty to thirty cows. He separates cream, ships by express dairy to the Twin Cities, earning 32 cents an inch yearly based on 20 percent butter fat. This returns a substantial gross income.
The farmer favors purchasing cows with high milk yield and using a black polled sire. He aims to sell all calves for veal rather than raise his own dairy stock. He believes this approach yields larger profits and a steadier monthly income year round.
The article argues farmers should cover barnyards and field lots with a deep layer of farm straw to absorb liquid manure and preserve solid manure. This method would reduce soil losses from improper manure handling, improve cleanliness, and provide a large supply of high quality fertilizer for spring plowing.
Kansas and Oklahoma undertake a campaign to exterminate the green bug harming wheat. Entomologist Professor S J Hunter directs collecting and distributing ladybugs, the parasite enemy, from Kansas State University in Lawrence to farmers state wide. Funds from interested parties support continued releases as warmer weather returns.
In the twenty four hours ending noon Thursday twenty thousand seven hundred fifty immigrants reached New York the port record for a single day. The piece notes the massive influx with millions expected this year and discusses assimilation challenges for first and second generations among urban foreigners, highlighting Chicago and Boston foreign-born populations and the potential economic impact of new arrivals.
The Chicago Journal extols immigrants as vital to national wealth and growth predicting the United States can sustain ten times its current population. It asserts that newcomers will enrich the country and that a firm hold on traditions will unite diverse elements into a future greatness.
May 6 transfers include Lillian Oswald et al to J M Fry for portions of Bernhardt Henn subdivision with a 3200 dollar price. H J Bosworth sells to J H Leathers for 1200 dollars. May 7 A W Jaques sells 40 acres north of range 11 for 2616.66. Gaines to Smith and Robinson to Smith involve parcels in Parsons College addition Fairfield for 35 and 50 dollars. May 8 Donaldson sells to Donaldson for 1 dollar. Croddy and Croddy sell tracts to Ray Miller for 7900 and 500 dollars. May 10 Vivian Nelson by Emma Sands guardian sells tract for 562.50. May 0 Harvey M McCreery sells for 500. May texts show multiple trustee deeds and Parsons College additions with prices ranging from 40 to 150 dollars. Peter Ellmore transfers to J M Jones for 673 dollars.
The St. Louis Republic asserts that William Jennings Bryan finances are all clean money with no crime involved, noting many men may save money but Bryan’s funds are stated as clean and legitimate.
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